GranTurismo

PERFECTLY BALANCED PERFORMANCE

Our GranTurismo is a popular choice for uncompromising recreational riders and discerning amateur racers. The frame’s Smooth Rear Design dampens and dissipates vibrations over all kinds of road surfaces. The Razor Edge Design overlaps top and down tubes at the head tube to form a single, integrated and reinforced unit. Combined with the unique lines of the specially structured fork, we’ve optimized lateral stiffness and front end stability for quick accelerations as well as smooth, precise handling at speed.

UNRIVALED MID-RANGE PERFORMANCE
Leveraging our proven designs while following our innovative instincts, we have created a bike that is nothing short of revolutionary. The GranTurismo satisfies that elusive place between ProTour thoroughbreds like our Cento1 series and our award-winning value stallion, the Izoard.

Our tireless search for that magic mix of performance and comfort led to unique tube shapes and lines made possible by the latest composites technologies and monocoque construction processes. To enhance torsional stiffness, we have introduced the Razor Edge Design concept. The GranTurismo’s top and down tubes overlap at the head tube to form a single integrated unit, then flow unbroken in squared shapes until they round and flow around the seat tube and down to the bottom bracket. By unifying the top, head and down tubes, we’ve maximized stability for quick accelerations as well as smoothness at high-speeds.

The GranTurismo’s strength and stability are due in large part to its carbon composition. Different modulus composites balance strength, stiffness and elasticity so that the bike has something its rider can become one with: its personality.

The stability of a bike’s front end is synonymous with confident handling. Wilier has long been known for its precision forks, which make all of our bikes fast and exhilarating in turns. Like the Cento1 models, the GranTurismo fork has been specifically designed to work in harmony with the front end of the frame. The forward offset, or rake, of the fork is implemented at its crown, with a virtually straight leading edge and tapered trailing edge. This yields a fork that smoothes out bumps while tracking with precision. Since the majority of a rider’s weight is supported by the front end when out of the saddle, the resulting stability inspires confidence when you are climbing hard, sprinting and railing corners.

Comfort is a priority for every Wilier model, whether we’re developing bikes to win World Road titles, Ironman Championships or your next weekend challenge. The GranTurismo benefits from our conviction that efficient pedaling via torsional stiffness need not undermine a frame’s ability to dampen, a quality commonly known as vertical compliance. Our Smooth Rear Design concept refers to the confluence of our rear stays and dropouts, which overcome the traditional practices of joining rear triangle tubing at hard, fixed angles and junctures. Enabling Wilier owners to finish strong, without neck, shoulder, back or bum pain is part of our long list of objectives, and accomplishments.

Many of the design constructs that went into the creation – and success – of our top series Cento1 models make the GranTurismo a worthy sibling. The GranTurismo benefits from an asymmetric rear triangle, a feature that has distinguished our top bikes in recent years. The differences in the tubes’ individual carbon layup, dimensions as well as their configuration were dictated by the contrasting forces applied to each side while a rider pedals at varying intensities, seated and out of the saddle.
Our Swingarm rear triangle design is characterized by both continuous rear stays as well as integrated monocoque construction which unify the entire back end, including our “suspended” rear dropouts. There is no gluing or bolt-fastening used to connect tubes following our high compaction monocoque curing process. Tubing shapes, thicknesses and directional fiber layups are implemented as part of the mold and manufacturing process for optimal material consistency and load distribution.
Like our top-end models, the GranTurismo boasts internal cable routing for a clean and minimalist look, as well as smooth, precision shifting.

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COMPLETE BIKE SPEC
The GranTurismo is available at retailers as a stock complete bike in the following spec:

Headset: FSA ORBIT CE PLUS
Seatpost: FSA SLK WILIER CUSTOM
Shifters: SHIMANO ULTEGRA 6700
Rear derailleur: SHIMANO ULTEGRA 6700
Front derailleur: SHIMANO ULTEGRA 6700
Brake Calipers: FSA ENERGY WILIER CUSTOM
Crankset: FSA SLK LIGHT (50/34) WILIER CUSTOM
Bottom Bracket: FSA MEXO
Handlebar: FSA WING PRO WILIER CUSTOM
Stem: FSA SLK WILIER CUSTOM
Saddle: SELLE ITALIA SL KIT CARBON
Cassette: SHIMANO 105 5700 (12/25)
Chain: SHIMANO ULTEGRA 6700
Wheels: FULCRUM RACING 5
Tires: VITTORIA RUBINO PRO
Colors: BLACK OR RED